"Read About It" is the second single released by Australian rock band, Midnight Oil

Midnight Oil

Midnight Oil , were an Australian rock band from Sydney originally performing as Farm from 1972 with drummer Rob Hirst, bass guitarist Andrew James and keyboard player/lead guitarist Jim Moginie...

, from their 1982 studio album, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1

10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1

10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 is an album by Midnight Oil that was released on vinyl in 1982 under the Columbia Records label. The lengthy name is often pronounced "ten-to-one" or "ten-nine-eight" by fans. It peaked at No. 3 on the Australian Kent Music Report Albums Chart and remained on the...

. It was a favorite with the band and with fans, appearing at least once on every tour since its release and appearing at the WaveAid

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 concert. Very few other Midnight Oil songs have appeared so often (only "Power and the Passion

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," "Beds Are Burning

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," "The Dead Heart

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," and "Say Your Prayers" are known to have been performed so often).

Song structure and meaning

"Read About It" is abrasively cathartic with a repeatedly staggered time signature. The song lent itself well to live performance.

The song targets Rupert Murdoch in particular and Australian media in general. Peter Garrett referred to the song on the White Fella/Black Fella Tour as the 'Rupert Murdoch Alligator Express'.

Track listing

1. "Read About It" (Rob Hirst
   Rob Hirst
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   , Jim Moginie
   Jim Moginie
   James "Jim" Moginie is an Australian musician. He is best known for his work with Midnight Oil, of which he was a founding member, guitarist, keyboardist and leading songwriter...
   
   , Peter Garrett
   Peter Garrett
   Peter Robert Garrett, AM, MP , is an Australian musician, environmentalist, activist and politician.Garrett was lead singer of the Australian rock band Midnight Oil from 1973 until its disbanding in 2002...
   
   , Martin Rotsey
   Martin Rotsey
   Martin Rotsey is an Australian guitarist, and was a member of the rock band Midnight Oil from 1977 until the band's dissolution in 2002.In 2006, he joined fellow Midnight Oil member Rob Hirst's projects Ghostwriters and The Angry Tradesmen...
   
   , Peter Gifford
   Peter Gifford
   Peter Gifford , sometimes known as "Giffo," is an Australian musician. From 1980 until 1987 he played bass guitar for Australian rock band Midnight Oil.-Midnight Oil:...
   
   ) – 3:51
2. "Outside World" (Hirst, Moginie, Garrett, Rotsey, Gifford) – 4:22